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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1911.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 30, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FELIX ZEIPEN, OF FORCDVILLE, NORTH DAKOTA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX ZEIPEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fordville, in the county of lValsh, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ltefrigerator-Rooms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to refrigerator rooms and particularly that type used by butchers and for storing butter, eggs and other perishable products.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a refrigerator room which is constructed and arranged so as to effect an efficient circulation of the cold air therethrough and thus render same capable of preserving perishable products over exceedingly long periods of time.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a refrigerator room which includes a drain and ventilating pipe venting to the atmosphere and in providing means for preventing the passage of cold air from the interior of the room beneath the ice bunker to the ventilating pipe when the latter is opened.

A still further objectiof the invention resides in the provision of a refrigerator room which will be exceedingly simple in construction, efficient in use and which may be manufactured at a comparatively small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail references will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views in which,

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a refrigerator room constructed in accord-' ance with the invention. Fig. 2 a plan view of the room with the top thereof removed. Fig. 3 a detail perspective view showing the construction of the gate which controls the passage of cold air from the front to the rear of the room beneath the ice bunker. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March '30, 1911.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Serial No. 617,935.

5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 on a greatly reduced scale.

Referring to the drawlngs 10 indicates walls rest upon the bottom 10 at their lower edges and longitudinal and transverse ribs 15 are mounted upon the upper face of the floor 10 and bear respectively against the outer face of said walls so as to form an ef ficient air tight joint between same and the floor. The side walls 11 and 12 have their upper edges correspondingly inclined toward the front wall of the room from an intermediate point so as to form a horizontal top section 16 and an inclined top section 17 the latter serving to force the cold air from the front and top of the refrigerator room toward the rear thereof and thus constitutes one of the elements for efiecting the proper ventilation.

A indicates the ice bunker of the room which is located near the rear wall 14 and extends transversely between and is partly supported by the side walls 11 and 12. This ice bunker A comprises side members 18 and 19 secured to the walls 11 and 12 respectively and formed preferably of hard wood'slabs 20 and 21. Secured to the rear wall 14 at opposite ends thereof are wooden slabs 22and 23 respectively, the adjacent edges of which are inclined toward each other to form a V-shaped passage as shown in Fig. 5. Connecting the exposed face of the slabs 22 and 23 are spaced panels 24 which constitute the rear wall of the ice bunker and these panels are strengthened intermediately by a beam 25 extending vertically of the rear wall 14 and securedbetween same and the adjacent faces of the panels 24.

Secured to the inner face of the lower panel 24 longitudinally of and at its lower edge is a beam 26 which constitutes a support for the bottom of the ice bunker A as will hereinafter appear.

Mounted on the inner face of the side walls 11 and 12 are vertical guide ribs 27 and 28 respectively disposed in spaced relation to the forward edge of the slabs 20 and 21 respectively. Extending from side wall to side wall of the room and disposed between the ribs 27 and 28 and the adjacent slabs 20 and 21 is a frame 29' which has its side members connected by a plurality of spaced slats 30. This frame is strengthened by means of upper side panels 31 and 32 and a lower side panel 33, said panels being secured in a suitable manner to the frame 29 and to the slats 30. This frame, slats and panels constitute the front wall of the ice bunker and is held in proper position by suitable connect-ions with the side walls 11 and 12 of the room. The bottom of the ice bunker A is formed of a plurality of slats 34 which rest at their rear ends upon the beam 26 and interlock at their forward ends with the slats 30 and rest upon the lower side member of the frame 29. These slats 34 are mutually connected together by means of panels 35 and 36 whereby said floor member of the bunker is strengthened and made a removable unit. Removably seated upon the floor of the room beneath the ice bunker A is a drip pan B which includes side members and front and rear members 39 and 40 in the form of a rectangular frame. Supported by these side and rear members is a bottom 41 which is inclined toward the rear member 40 so as to afford the proper drain for water as the ice in the bunker melts. The rear member 40 of the drip pan B is provided with an opening 42 which registers with an opening 43 in the rear wall 14.

Mounted in the opening 42 is the inner end section 44 of a ventilating pipe. This section 44 of the ventilating pipe is provided with oppositely disposed longitudinal slots 45 and 46 which permit the insertion of a disk valve 47 into the bore of said sec tion. This disk valve 47 is locked in place by means of an outer section 48 of the ventilating pipe which telescopes on the section 44. It will be noted that the inner end of the section 44 of the ventilating pipe is removably mounted in the opening 42 so that when the section 48 is removed from the section 44 and the valve 47 withdrawn said sect-ion 44 may be moved inwardly so asto be detached from the member 40 for the purpose of cleaning. The valve 47 is provided with a recess 47 in its periphery so that the proper drainage may be effected when said valve 47 is in closed position.

Hingedly supported upon the beam 26 is a gate 49 which is controlled by means of a flexible connection 50 passing through suitable eye members'to the forward end of the ice bunker. This gate 49 is of such a width that when it is allowed to drop through the influence of gravity its lower edge will lie close to the upper face of the bottom of the drip pan B so that the passage of cold air through the forward portion of the room to the rear thereof beneath the ice bunker is substantially prevented. This gate 49 is adapted to be utilized to prevent the cold air at the bottom of the room rear portions of the housing by way of the space between the drip pan and the bottom of the bunker.

It will be noted that the ice bunker A is of such a size as to leave a suitable space between the top thereof and the top of the room and between the bottom thereof and the bottom of the room so as to permit the desired free circulation of the air. The side wall 11 is provided with a door 51 at its forward end to permit passage into the storage chamber of the room while another door 52 extends through said side wall 11 and through the end slab 20 of the ice bunker to afford means for supplying ice to the bunker. Suitable shelves 53 for supporting the products are constructed upon the inner face of the front wall 13 and this wall is provided with windows 54 which may be utilized to gain access to said shelves.

It will of course be understood that the room may be provided with any desired partition and that suitable racks for the suspension of meat and other products may be provided to suit requirements.

What is claimed is:

1. In a refrigerator the combination of a housing forming a storage chamber, an ice bunker disposed within said housing and having its front, bottom and rear walls provided with openings and disposed in spaced relation to the corresponding walls of the housing, a drip pan removably seated upon the floor of the housing beneath the 'ice bunker, a valved drain pipe extending through the rear wall of the housing and communicating with the interior of the drip pan and a gate hingedly supported by the bottom of the bunker adapted to swing downwardly to form a barrier to the free passage of air between the forward and 4 rear portions of the housing by way of the space between the drip pan and the bottom of the bunker, whereby the passage of cold air from the forward portion of the housing to the drain pipe by way of the space between the bottom of the bunker and-the drip pan is prevented when the valve in said drain pipe is open.

2. In a refrigerator, the combination of a housing forming a storage chamber, an ice bunker disposed within said housing and having its front, bottom and rear walls provided with openings and disposed in spaced relation to the corresponding walls of the housing, a drip pan removably seated upon the floor of the housing, beneath the ice bunker, a valved drain pipe extending through the rear wall of the 5 to the free passage of air between the forward and rear portions of the housing by way of the space between the drip pan and the bottom of the bunker, whereby the passage of cold air from the forward portion of the housing to the drain pipe by way of the space between the bottom of the bunker and the drip pan is prevented when the valve in said drain pipe is open, and lneans for supporting said gate in position to perinit the free passage of cold air through the 10 space between the bottom of the bunker and the drip pan.

In testimony whereof, I aifiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FELIX ZEIPEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. BIRKHOLZ, LYLLA HAGNESS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

